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Oh, please. You can’t seriously think either of these idiots are noble heroes. More like pompous self important ideologues. Kerry should be strung up for treason. Said the lady who also served, in her family tradition.

One could argue that public service and private gain are not mutually exclusive. Sometimes politicians are also directors and advisors to a number of boards. Altogether, not a modest income. Besides, the international network that one builds at this level is probably worth more than money.

PS: I am reading a book by Martha Craven Nussbaum. As a prominent philosopher, I imagine that she could be mentioned on this blog.

Robert Mueller is part of a well-respected medical family. His great-grandfather was a founder of Allegheny General Hospital and the Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh.

John Kerry’s family tree includes:
Sir John de Forbes of Scotland
Thomas Dudley, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joseph Dudley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and member of the British Parliament
Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England and Ireland in the 1500s
US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Clement Clarke Moore, author of The Night Before Christmas
James Bowdoin, Governor of Massachusetts (Bowdoin College is named after him.)

He is cousin to US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US Vice President Aaron Burr, the Bush family, and former Vermont Governor Howard Dean.

While there might not be an inclusive “History of the Kerry Family,” to read the history of Scotland, England and Ireland, the history of jurisprudence in America, and the history of New England is to read the history of the Kerry family.

I never take a position when it comes to judging specific politicians. No matter how much I do not like things that politicians do or occasionally their character or their beliefs, I will always respect their educational achievements and the office they hold. Perhaps a reread of Byron’s July 2015 post is in order to remind us of exactly what an OMG really is. https://theoldmoneybook.com/2015/07/03/the-danger-of-painting-with-a-broad-brush/